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After the storm: Interviews with coastal residents following Hurricane Ike
A case study from NCAR looks at how coastal residents assessed their risks and made decisions leading up to Hurricane Ike.
- Weather
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Tropical triggers for polar stratospheric warmings
A new study from NCAR uses an innovative computer model to investigate events called sudden stratospheric warmings (SSWs) in the Arctic atmosphere. The study focuses on how two atmospheric patterns based in the tropics, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, affect SSWs.
- Sun + Space Weather
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Snowfall and climate change in the Colorado River headwaters
Last year, a team of NCAR scientists verified that the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) can be used to depict seasonal snowfall in Colorado with a high degree of accuracy. Now the team is using WRF to forecast future snowfall.
- Climate
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Different methods for forecasting wind power
A new NCAR study compares two different methods for forecasting power production at wind farms: turbine-based versus farm-based.
- Weather
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How snowflake type influences snow measurements
A new study by NCAR scientists looks at the accuracy of snow gauges. Making accurate measurements of snowfall is critical for weather forecasting, climate studies, and hydrology. But a combination of snow gauge geometry and weather conditions can lead to systematic measurement errors.
- Weather